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Where does “stappe” come from?

stappe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse stappa, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

stappe (Norwegian Bokmål): mash

Definitions

  1. mash

Ancestry of “stappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestappa—
2Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

Words derived from “stappe”

  • potetstappe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →